One of four inmates who escaped from a jail in Mississippi over the weekend is in custody in Texas, authorities say.
Jerry Raynes.Jerry Raynes, 51, has been captured in Spring Valley, Texas, according to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office which posted on its
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, whose department manages the detention center where the inmates escaped from, told Leake County Coroner Earl Adams said Thursday the body found in the home Wednesday was badly burned, and dental and possibly DNA tests might have to be done in order to confirm the identity. Results could take weeks, Adams said.
Arrington, Raynes, Casey Grayson and Corey Harrison escaped from the jail near Jackson through breaches in a cell and the roof, Jones said. The men might have camped out on the roof before they fled and went their separate ways, Jones said.Watts was shot and killed around 7 p.m. Monday on Interstate 55 after he pulled over to help a man, suspected of being Arrington, who had wrecked a motorcycle. Police say the man shot Watts several times and stole his red Dodge Ram. Watts died at the scene.
Kristin Watts, Watts’ daughter, said in a statement Wednesday that her dad meant everything to her. She affectionately called him “Paw,” while his loving nickname for her was “Boo.”
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